TIDMBRSN

RNS Number : 5389Q

Berendsen PLC

12 September 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                         Berendsen Plc 
  or the underlying issuer                           GB00B0F99717 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               UBS Investment Bank 
                                                     UBS Group AG 
 City and country of registered                     Zürich 
  office (if applicable)                             Switzerland 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name                                               UBS AG London Branch 
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 City and country of registered                     London, United Kingdom 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     8 September 2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   12 September 2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                    % of voting     % of voting                 Total of               Total number 
                      rights       rights through               both in %               of voting 
                     attached        financial                 (8.A + 8.B)              rights of 
                     to shares      instruments                                         issuer(vii) 
                     (total of       (total of 
                       8. A)        8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                         2) 
----------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached           8.09%             -                       8.09%                  172'636'913 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)          7.99%             -                       7.99% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type        Number of voting rights(ix)      % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                      Direct          Indirect                   Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of       (Art 10 of                 (Art 9 of                (Art 10 of 
                     Directive        Directive                 Directive                Directive 
                    2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) 
                      (DTR5.1)       (DTR5.2.1)                 (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1) 
---------------   --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
  GB00B0F99717                       13'958'087                                            8.09% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                       13'958'087                                  8.09% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of           Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting                   % of voting 
  financial         date(x)         Conversion       rights that                        rights 
  instrument                        Period(xi)       may be acquired 
                                                     if the instrument 
                                                     is 
                                                     exercised/converted. 
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                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                    B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/        Physical          Number           % of voting 
  financial        date(x)         Conversion       or cash            of voting        rights 
  instrument                       Period           settlement(xii)    rights 
                                   (xi) 
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                                                    SUBTOTAL 
                                                     8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the 
  notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not 
  controlled by any natural person or legal entity and 
  does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                     X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
  entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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    Name(xv)         % of voting            % of voting            Total of both 
                     rights if it          rights through           if it equals 
                     equals or is      financial instruments        or is higher 
                      higher than           if it equals         than the notifiable 
                    the notifiable          or is higher              threshold 
                       threshold        than the notifiable 
                                             threshold 
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 UBS Group AG 
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 UBS AG 
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 UBS AG London 
  Branch                8.08%                    -                     8.08% 
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 UBS Group AG 
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 UBS AG 
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 UBS Limited 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the voting 
  rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   Opfikon, Switzerland 
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 Date of completion    12.09.2017 
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 Annex: Notification of major holdings (to be filed with 
  the FCA only) 
 
 A: Identity of the person subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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 Full name (including legal              UBS Investment Bank 
  form for legal entities) 
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 Contact address (registered             1 Finsbury Avenue 
  office for legal entities)              London 
                                          EC2M 2PP 
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 E-Mail                                  ivana.mitrovic@ubs.com 
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 Phone number / Fax number               +41 44 239 5620 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                               Ivana Mitrovic / Georgaki 
                                          Konstantina 
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 Contact address                         Europastrasse 2 
                                          8152 Opfikon 
                                          Switzerland 
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 E-Mail                                  ivana.mitrovic@ubs.com 
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 Phone number / Fax number                 +41 44 239 5620 
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 Other useful information 
 (e.g. functional relationship 
 with the person or legal 
 entity subject to the notification 
 obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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Please send the completed form together with this annex to the FCA at the following email

address: Majorshareholdings@fca.org.uk. Please send in Microsoft Word format if possible.

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